Competitive cities for jobs and growth : what, who, and how (English)

A competitive city is a city that successfully facilitates its firms and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time. Worldwide, improving the competitiveness of cities is a pathway to eliminating extreme poverty and to promoting shared prosperity. The primary source of job creation has been the growth of private sector firms, which have typically accounted for around 75 percent of job creation. Thus...

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Kilroy,Austin;

Mukim,Megha;

Negri,Stefano;
Document Date
2015/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
101546
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2016/04/21
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Disclosed
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Competitive cities for jobs and growth : what, who, and how
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Center for Economic Studies

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Kilroy,Austin; Mukim,Megha; Negri,Stefano.

Competitive cities for jobs and growth : what, who, and how (English). Competitive cities for jobs and growth Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/902411467990995484

Competitive cities for jobs and growth : what, who, and how (English)

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